30 Barlow Drive, Sheffield, S6 5HQ
About 30 Barlow Drive
30 Barlow Drive is a semi-detached house in Sheffield (S6 5HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 69% above the 2021 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 23.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold October 2021 for £100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
30 Barlow Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2023AmendmentIn report
Application to allow amendment to cladding with addition of brick slip soldier course to dwellinghouses (amendment to planning permission 21/02542/RG3)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02332/NMARG3
- Jul 2021RenovationIn report
Alterations to 19 dwellings including provision of new entrance door canopies/fascia's/guttering/rainwater pipes and installation of external wall insulation with rendering
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02542/RG3
What's in 30 Barlow Drive, Sheffield, S6 5HQ's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 October 2021Most recent
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S6 5HQ: £145,000 (2025–2015).
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Versus other Barlow Drive homes
Price per m² for 30 Barlow Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,149
Street avg £1,650
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Forge Valley School Access/Wood Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Forge Valley School. 23 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB